FPCN18 CWVR 262245
FORECASTS FOR NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 4:00 P.M. MST THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2026 FOR TONIGHT FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 A.M. MST FRIDAY.

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MAJOR REFERENCE ELEVATIONS:
    FORT NELSON:          420 METRES.
    FORT ST. JOHN:        700 METRES.
    PINE PASS:            915 METRES.
    STEAMBOAT HILL:      1080 METRES.
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B.C. NORTH PEACE RIVER.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS
 EVENING. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 18. WIND CHILL
 NEAR MINUS 25.
FRIDAY..SNOW ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 40 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 5 TO 10 CM. WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H
 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH MINUS 9. WIND CHILL MINUS 25 IN THE MORNING
 AND MINUS 17 IN THE AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. LOW
 MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 18 IN THE EVENING AND MINUS 25 OVERNIGHT.

B.C. SOUTH PEACE RIVER.
TONIGHT..INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A FEW FLURRIES BEGINNING LATE THIS
 EVENING. AMOUNT 2 CM. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 17. WIND CHILL
 NEAR MINUS 22.
FRIDAY..PERIODS OF SNOW ENDING NEAR NOON THEN CLOUDY WITH 30 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF FLURRIES. AMOUNT 2 TO 4 CM EXCEPT 10 CM NEAR THE ROCKIES.
 WIND BECOMING NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH
 MINUS 8. WIND CHILL MINUS 22 IN THE MORNING AND MINUS 15 IN THE
 AFTERNOON. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..MAINLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES IN THE
 EVENING. WIND NORTH 20 KM/H GUSTING TO 40 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
 EVENING. LOW MINUS 19. WIND CHILL MINUS 15 IN THE EVENING AND
 MINUS 22 OVERNIGHT.

FORT NELSON.
TONIGHT..CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING. 40 PERCENT
 CHANCE OF FLURRIES OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS LATE THIS EVENING AND
 AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND UP TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 23. WIND CHILL
 MINUS 14 THIS EVENING AND MINUS 26 OVERNIGHT.
FRIDAY..A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD. SNOW OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. BECOMING
 CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. AMOUNT 5 CM OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS. WIND UP
 TO 15 KM/H. HIGH MINUS 7. WIND CHILL MINUS 28 IN THE MORNING AND
 MINUS 11 IN THE AFTERNOON. RISK OF FROSTBITE. UV INDEX 1 OR LOW.
FRIDAY NIGHT..CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NEAR MIDNIGHT. WIND UP
 TO 15 KM/H. LOW MINUS 22. WIND CHILL MINUS 11 IN THE EVENING AND
 MINUS 24 OVERNIGHT.

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